r/quails

What is the most humane method to dispatch a quail and should I reserve a day for it or just do it. I fear I keep hesitating but most of boys are aggressive and tbh I feel indifferent about most of them bc of how mean they are.

I currently have 7 quails in total, 2 quails are roo and 5 are hens. The ratio is way off, I need to fix this, but culling is not an option (I feel so 😔 bad) and I no one wants him lol.

I have a smaller cage inside the aviary that I used (in the recent past) to fix bullying behaviors between hens. I thought that I could isolate the least "productive" roo inside, he will have direct access to the flock by being able to communicate with them, smell etc, but no pecking, breeding or fighting. He basically will have a watch-only arrangement. Would this be a good solution?

I noticed that my eggs have a small white dot inside, this should indicate that they are fertile. I would like to hatch more chicks and grow them to be adult quails, perhaps with the possibility of getting this roo settled in with the rest of this, imaginary for now, extended flock. What incubator could I buy while being on a budget!?

Do you think one would be able to keep quails if we are fence to fence with our neighbours? Because of some restrictions keeping them in the full open would be hard. Is it worth a shot or are hens also loud?

I have a hen that is being quite a bully to her flock. I introduced 8 more hens in their coop of 9 feet by 6 feet then 6 feet tall. I did the math and I can fit around 30 maybe 40 quail so I thought they'd be okay. I dont want more than what I have which is around sixteen hens. I was dealing with her being a meanie before the new girls but it's been a week since they've integrated and shes still angry. I changed the whole layout of the coop and allowed the new hens to have full run of the coop while the older hens stayed in a hutch where they can watch them. Then the other girls didn't care at all but Grape kept chasing everyone and pecking them with whatever chance she got. I've isolated her for three to four days now and would tried to put her with them around the time the sun goes down. She can see them in the hutch and often watches them so I thought she'd be good. Everyone was terrified of her and when I put her away theyre all calm. I think it's because its spring time and they're hormonal. How do I stop her from being mean? Should I isolate her for a couple more days?

I culled my first male about two weeks ago and it still makes me sad. I'm just a big baby in general but I still have too many males and I want to cull them. I have Acron who is on the nicer side that I might keep. But Butternut, Mimi, skippy and Mango constantly call which annoys my neighbor. They're always fighting too. I reduced the sunlight and built a separate coop just for the boys, twenty feet from the hens.

However, they can't even get along, they always chase each other. Then stay alone in their own cages most of the day. It's just temporary until I can cull them. I think I want to cull all of them even though Ive had Mimi and skippy for a year already. But Mimis' wing has been injured since last year and he can't fly. Then Skippy is just a dick to everyone. How do I find quail groups in Southern California that could help me dispatch the males for me? I'd rather watch and learn than make a mistake doing it because I feel like I made a lot of mistakes for my first time. Do you think butchers would do it for me? I just feel bad and want them to show compassion towards them while culling. I think rn they're just unhappy and I'm indirectly harming them by keeping them even though they're aggressive.

Hoi, na de aanschaf van 6 kippen hebben wij ook 3 Japanse en 2 Chinese kwartels gekocht. Van beide 1 haan. Nou zijn ze ongeveer 14 weken maar alleen het Chinese hennetje heeft vorige week 1 eitje gelegd, de andere kwartels nog niet. De kippen leggen wel elke dag 1 ei en de kwartels hebben ook hun eigen nestje. Wat zou het kunnen zijn?